Forward-Deployed GenAI Engineer (Remote)

Nelnet; Imperial (NE); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

HSA/FSA

401K & loan repayment

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge GenAI delivery with higher education and SLED clients, translating requirements into scoped backlogs and ensuring delivery maps to real institutional needs.

You will collaborate with an Engagement Manager and cross-functional teams, owning technical scope, risk, and delivery quality in a hybrid work model balancing in-office and remote work.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience scoping and delivering GenAI solutions for enterprise or institutional clients.
• Experience with Gemini Enterprise Platform or comparable GenAI delivery on Google Cloud.
• Ability to translate client requirements into a structured backlog.
• Strong verbal and written communication for client discovery sessions.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and define scoped, deliverable use cases.
• Build and maintain the delivery backlog for multiple engineers.
• Identify compliance and data risk early in design.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with delivery teams and Engagement Manager.

Skills

GenAI delivery

Client discovery

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical scoping

Compliance awareness

Education

Google Cloud Certification

Tools

Gemini Enterprise Platform

Google Cloud

Workspace Studio

Model Garden

Agent Builder

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge GenAI delivery with higher education and SLED clients, translating requirements into scoped backlogs and ensuring delivery maps to real institutional needs.

You will collaborate with an Engagement Manager and cross-functional teams, owning technical scope, risk, and delivery quality in a hybrid work model balancing in-office and remote work.